CREATE for STEM Hosts Professional Development Session for Middle School Educators

CREATE for STEM teaches five Flint-based middle school teachers about the water development unit in a two-day professional development session as part of the Building Models Project.

US-Finnish Student Engagement Project Will Include Professional Learning This Summer

Teachers from the US and Finland participating in the Optimal Learning Environments project will participate in professional development July 10-14, 2017.

Outstanding Summer Professional Development for Elementary Teachers

Teaching Science Outdoors: July 17-20, MSU Kellogg Biological Station, Hickory Corners, MI July 24-28 (tentative), MSU Extension Tollgate Farm and Education Center, Novi, MI

Teaching Science Outdoors: PD Opportunities for Summer 2017

Feature story: Michigan elementary school science teachers gather at the Kellogg Biological Station to learn how to teach NGSS-aligned, inquiry-based science outdoors.
CREATE Science Seminar Series 2018-2019

March 27, 2019. 12:00-1:30 pm, 115 Erickson Hall. Dr. Tammy Long and Ph.D. student Bethany Gettings, Dept. of Plant Biology, MSU. "Stuck in the middle with you!".

Math Co-Integrate Seminar Series

March 20, 2019, 12:00-1:00 pm, 133F Erickson Hall. Dr. Monica Karunakaran, Michigan State University. 'A Strategy for Addressing Elementary Pre–Service Teachers’ Mathematics Anxiety'.

Michigan NGSS

Next Generation Science Standards materials are available now from CREATE.

Get Ready for the Next Generation of Scientists!

Many people don't think that young people can conduct meaningful research and help solve problems in their community. Sixth grade students from Mrs. Savoie’s class at Freeman Elementary School were invited to present results of their community action research project, "How can healthy smoothies attract consumers?" at the 2019 Healthy Flint Research Coordinating Center (HFRCC) Annual Symposium on March 15, 2019. Their presentation gave visibility to their research and the wonderful work that Flint students are doing in their science classes.

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN for 2019 CREATE Mini Conference

Monday, May 6, 2019 - 10:00am to 3:00pm
Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center, Big Ten A

CREATE for STEM Institute is very excited to announce Dr. Christopher Hoadley, New York University, as the keynote speaker for its 2019 Mini Conference to be held on May 6, 2019 at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center (Big Ten A Room).

Title: (How much) Can we reasonably expect research to improve teaching and learning?

Abstract: Can research tell us ‘what works’ in education? The basic premises of natural science research may not align well with the phenomena of schooling, in that generalizability, replicability, and treatment control may not make sense. Interpretivistic qualitative research generally has a distant relationship to interventionism. In this talk, I describe some of the types of knowledge we can generate that can improve teaching and learning, including design-based research and design-based implementation research, and try to compare this to what society expects of education research.

Bio: http://www.tophe.net/tophebio.html

Please register here for the conference and poster presentation.

Science Seminar Speakers: Tammy Long and Bethany Gettings, MSU

Wednesday, March 27, 2019 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm
115 Erickson Hall

"Stuck in the middle with you!"
Universities frequently prioritize two groups of students for recruitment and student-success initiatives. High-achieving students are rewarded for their accomplishments through merit-based scholarships, awards, and fast-track programs that enable acceleration. Lower-achieving students are offered academic interventions such as bridge programs and supplemental instruction that aim to increase engagement and enhance retention. In 2014, Inside Higher Ed brought attention to students who complete their freshman year with a GPA between 2.0 and 3.0, typically considered neither low- nor high-achieving, but ultimately do not end up graduating

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Science Seminar Speakers: Tammy Long and Bethany Gettings, MSU
03/27/2019 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm
115 Erickson Hall

"Stuck in the middle with you!"
Universities frequently prioritize two groups of students for recruitment and student-success initiatives. High-achieving students are rewarded for their accomplishments through merit-based scholarships, awards, and fast-track programs that enable acceleration. Lower-achieving students are offered academic interventions such as bridge programs and supplemental instruction that aim to increase engagement and enhance retention. In 2014, Inside Higher Ed brought attention to students who complete their freshman year with a GPA between 2.0 and 3.0, typically considered neither low- nor high-achieving, but ultimately do not end up graduating

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